The Game's Afoot: Sherlock Holmes Special

THE GAME'S AFOOT: SHERLOCK HOLMES SPECIAL (320kbs-m4a/411mb/2hrs59mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 29th December 2018

Hear the evidence gathered clue by clue - as Sherlock Holmes enthusiast, Nick Utechin investigates how the Baker Street sleuth has been portrayed on radio across the decades.

Stretching from the Forties to the Noughties, this 3 hour showcase of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective features some rare recordings of Holmes and Watson in action:

* The Adventure of the Speckled Band (17/05/1945)
Why did Helen Stoner's twin sister die in mysterious circumstances on the eve of her wedding? Stars Cedric Hardwicke as Sherlock Holmes and Finlay Curry as Dr Watson.

* The Red-Headed League (19/10/1954);
The strange case of an ad seeking only red-haired men… Stars Ralph Richardson as Holmes and John Gielgud as Watson.

* The Boscombe Valley Mystery (12/12/1966)
The sleuth probes a murder in Herefordshire, but the crime's roots are down under. Stars Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Norman Shelley as Watson.

* The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Solitary Cyclist (17/03/1993)
The sleuth investigates who's following music teacher Violet Smith. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson.

* The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Abergavenny Murder (18/05/2004)
When a man dies in his Baker Street apartment, the detective is bound to investigate. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Andrew Sachs as Watson.

Plus: Nick talks to writer and dramatist Bert Coules.

Produced by Sarah Wade for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Sound Of Cinema - 226. Sherlock Holmes

SOUND OF CINEMA - 226. SHERLOCK HOLMES (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 29th December 2018

Conan Doyle's detective takes to the screens again this Christmas with a new comic film, "Holmes & Watson", with music by Mark Mothersbaugh. Matthew Sweet marks the event with a look back on some of the super-sleuth's celebrated film scores including "The Adventures OF Sherlock Holmes's Smarter Brother", "The Legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles", "Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows", "Young Sherlock Holmes", "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", "The Voice of Terror", "Sherlock", "Sherlock Holmes In New York", "They Might Be Giants", "Sherlock Holmes", "The Seven Per Cent Solution", "A Study In Terror", "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes", "Mr Holmes", "Holmes & Watson".

James Bernard - The Legend Of The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959) - Main Title [Varese Sarabande]
Hans Zimmer - Sherlock Holmes (2009) - Discombobulate [Sony Classical]
Eille Norwood - Danse Des Follettes
Bruce Broughton - Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) - Riddle Solved And End Titles [Bruce Broughton]
Cyril Mockridge - The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes (1999) - Main Title [Varese Sarabande]
Hans J. Salter - Sherlock Holmes And The Voice Of Terror (1942) - No Time To Lose; End Titles [Marco Polo]
David Arnold & Michael Price - Sherlock (2010) - Opening Titles [Silva Screen]
Richard Rodney Bennett - Sherlock Holmes In New York (1975) - Holmes [Intrada Special Collection]
Vladimir Dashkevich - The Adventure Of Sherlock Holmes And Dr Watson (1980) - Titles
Patrick Gowers - Sherlock Holmes (1984) - 221B Baker Street [Varese Sarabande]
John Barry - They Might Be Giants (1971) - The Game's Afoot [Silva Screen]
John Addison - The Seven Percent Solution (1976) - Suite [Varese Sarabande]
John Scott - A Study In Terror (1965) - Title [Varese Sarabande]
Miklós Rózsa - The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Main Titles; 221B Baker Street [Tadlow Music]
Carter Burwell - Mr Holmes (2015) - The Consolation Of A Fiction [Lakeshore]
Hans Zimmer - Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (2011) - It's So Overt It's Covert [Sony Classical]
Mark Mothersbaugh - Holmes & Watson (2018) - End Credits Suite [Sony Classical]